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Old 31st Aug 2003, 15:00
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Geez Kym, are your 717s on steroids?

half an hour saving on a 431nm (stright line) route???

That'd require a TAS in the region of 540 kts. Boeing's Tech Specs put typical 717 cruise speed at 504mph (440 kts)/M0.77.

If you're going to embellish you need to be more realistic.
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